Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Every move of the Nian Army outside Jinan City naturally could not escape Liu Ye's eyes

Soon, the information about the Nian Army's mobilization was delivered to Liu Ye.

Liu Ye sneered. The Nian troops on all sides began to gather and move towards the south city. They were still fighting fiercely during dinner, but suddenly they were calling it quits. They were about to run away. It seemed that the Nian troops had realized something was wrong and were trying to escape.

"Want to run away now? But it's not that easy!"

Liu Ye looked at Zhu Hai standing beside him and said in a low voice, "Xiao Hai, you take command of this battle!"

Zhu Hai looked at Liu Ye in surprise. Such an important task was thrown on him?

"Why, you don't have the confidence?"

Zhu Hai puffed out his chest and replied, "Brother Ye, what are you talking about? When have brothers ever been cowards?"

I'll do it if I want. Zhu Hai stood beside Liu Ye without hesitation and shouted, "Kulha!"

Kulha stood up quickly and said, "I order you to lead 600 cavalrymen from Dongcheng and advance southeast towards Huilong Mountain. Hold the mountain and stop the Nian Army if they try to escape. Don't let them cross Huilong Mountain!"

Kulha was stunned and asked, "Why set up an ambush at Huilong Mountain?"

Zhu Hai smiled and replied, "Looking at the surroundings of Jinan, the north is the least likely. It's farther from the Nian Army's lair, and they won't get any support. Going north would be a dead end, so the Nian Army is now gathering towards the South City. To the west, that's the area controlled by the Monk King. The Mongolian cavalry is powerful, and the Nian Army has no chance of winning against them head-on. To the south, that's the area controlled by Lord Shengbao. The 30,000 Green Camp soldiers are a strong force, and they can't easily break through. Only the southeast is controlled by the three towns of Shandong. The Green Camp in the three towns is the weakest. The Nian Army is no fool. They will naturally look for an easy target to exploit if they want to escape, so they will definitely flee to the southeast. Kulha, you must keep a close eye on Huilong Mountain. It's the only way to the Yimeng Mountains!"

Kulha straightened his body and replied, "Yes!"

"Luo Bicheng!"

Luo Bicheng stepped forward quickly. "Lead 500 cavalrymen to advance southeast, bypassing the Nian Army and heading straight for Limao Mountain. The two main roads leading to the Yimeng Mountains converge between these two peaks. You two must keep watch for each other. A thousand soldiers may not be many, but if we use foreign rifles to occupy the throat and hold off the Nian Army for a day, it shouldn't be a big problem! If anything goes wrong, you know the consequences!"

"twitter!"

Zhu Hai looked at Liu Ye and said, "Brother Ye, you stay in the city this time. I will personally lead 2,000 infantrymen to attack the Nian Army from behind, and set up a small encirclement within the large encirclement! We must entangle the Nian Army. It will only take a little over a day for the Monk King's cavalry to reach Huilong Mountain. In two days, Lord Shengbao's Green Camp should arrive. This time, the Nian bandits will have no chance of escaping!"

Liu Ye smiled and nodded. Zhu Hai's arrangement was very thorough, with the cavalry making a roundabout way to block the attack and the infantry following behind to attack. Now the troops in Jinan City could only be arranged in this way.

Outside the city of Jinan, it was already four o'clock in the morning. The Nian Army had finally regrouped its 20,000 cavalry. After several days of fighting without success, the morale of the Nian Army became even lower.

Han Laowan felt helpless. He had no siege weapons. If he had ten more cannons, he could definitely take over Jinan City!

But there is no if, assumptions are always assumptions.

Han Laowan looked at the soldiers who followed him from Anhui to Shandong. When they came out, there were more than 30,000 of them, but now there are only 20,000 left. They have been fighting in all directions for more than a year. How could they have had a decent rest?

"Master, our troops are all here. Should we start retreating now?"

Han Rang asked softly, "It was four o'clock in the morning, still dark, so it was a good time to retreat. If it were a little later, it would be hard to say. Who knows if the Qing army in Jinan would follow and pursue us?" Although their forces were small, their combat power was indeed not to be underestimated.

"Orders are sent. The army is to break camp immediately and advance towards Huilong Mountain. Cross Huilong Mountain and enter Laiwu. As long as we defeat the three Shandong towns in Laiwu, we can return to the sea..."

Han Laowan said with a little tiredness. After all, Han Laowan was already in his fifties and no longer had the energy of a young man. Waves of fatigue surged up from him.

Carrying thousands of wounded soldiers, 20,000 Nian troops began to flee to the southeast.

It was only a dozen miles from Jinan City to Huilong Mountain. In half an hour, Han Laowan led the army to the foot of Huilong Mountain!

Before the army even approached the peak of Huilong Mountain, gunshots were heard from the mountain.

bang bang bang...

Bursts of gunfire broke the silence near Huilong Mountain. Dozens of Nian troops in the front fell off their horses. The Nian troops were in chaos and retreated one after another.

Han Laowan was shocked. There was actually an ambush of Qing troops here!

Han Rang's horse galloped over and shouted, "Flag Leader, there are hundreds of Qing soldiers on the two high grounds ahead, blocking the main road tightly. We can't break through at all!"

Han Laowan said angrily, "Asshole! Order the cavalry to charge the two heights. Aren't they just a few hundred people? How can we, with 20,000 of us, be afraid of them? Hit them hard and take the two heights within an hour!"

"Yes!"

Han Rang shook the reins and began to command the Nian Army to launch a crazy attack on the two heights!

On the high ground, Kulha had been waiting here for more than half an hour, waiting for this moment!

Four hundred cavalrymen dismounted and leaned against the rocks to shoot in turns, while two hundred cavalrymen defended the two wings to guard against the sneak attack of the Nian cavalry. The entire Huilong Mountain was arranged by him to be watertight!

However, in order to survive, the Nian Army did not care about so many things. Teams of cavalrymen launched a fierce attack on the top of Huilong Mountain under dense bullets!

However, now Kulha's cavalry occupied the high ground, and with the help of muskets in their hands, the Nian cavalry attacked from above, but their speed advantage could not be brought into play. Under the intensive shooting attack, one Nian cavalry after another was knocked off their horses and died.

The Nian Army launched four or five waves of attacks in succession, suffering heavy casualties, but still could not advance even a single step. The hillside was gradually filled with dead bodies, a horrific sight!

"Attack, keep attacking! We must take this position for me!"

Han Laowan kept roaring. Time was getting tighter and tighter. Who knew when the Qing troops behind would surround them? It was really a ghost. Where on earth did these Qing troops come from?